BACTERIOSTASIS
bacteriostasis
(noun) inhibition of the growth of bacteria
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bacteriostasis (countable and uncountable, plural bacteriostases)
(biology) A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.
Source: Wiktionary
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